po

old woman; grandmother

HSK 5 #1347

DEFINITIONS

婆 pó
  • grandmother
  • matron
  • mother-in-law
  • (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

STROKES

WORDS

lǎo pó (coll.) wife
wài pó (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
wū pó witch; sorceress; female shaman
pó po husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma
老太 lǎo tài pó old woman (at times contemptuous)
娘 pó niáng woman (derog.)
妈妈 pó po mā mā effeminate; old-womanish; garrulous; fainthearted; overly careful; overly sensitive; maudlin
家 pó jia husband's family
gū pó grandfather's sister; sister of a woman's father-in-law
小老 xiǎo lǎo pó concubine; mistress; (dialect) woman
gōng pó husband's parents; parents-in-law
管家 guǎn jiā pó housewife (jocularly); female housekeeper of a higher rank (old); busybody
ā pó granny; mother-in-law
罗洲 pó luó zhōu Borneo island (of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)
méi pó matchmaker
苦口心 kǔ kǒu pó xīn earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
娑 pó suō to swirl about; (of leaves and branches) to sway
tài pó great-grandmother
大老 dà lǎo pó primary wife
媳 pó xí mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
三姑六 sān gū liù pó women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
zhàn pó Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693
zhàn pó Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693
催生 cuī shēng pó midwife who induces labor
bā pó meddling woman; nosy parker (Cantonese)
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